Road Cycling“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

If something good is on I might stay up until midnight . . . 1 AM if it's a Warriors game. But ordinarily my batteries are struggling to keep my eyes open by 10:30, that's usually when I take the dog for her final walk.

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See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson

Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon

Yup. Oddly, the one in Subway (back when I could eat there) usually have more kick than the ones I can get in the grocery stores in Texas. Many of those have some flavor, but scarcely more heat than a poblano.

While avoiding sleep last night, I did a little poking around on the subject. One practical thing that I found was...

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If you've ever seen the thin lines that sometime form on jalapeno peppers, that look like veins or small cracks on the flesh, this is called "corking". There is no actual scientific study that we are aware of, but it is accepted among chefs that jalapeno peppers with corking have a greater chance of being on the hotter end of the heat scale.

I work part-time at a small business. The owner has a (75 gallon?) fish tank. He used to take really good care of it, but in recent times has really let it go. As in, I'm not sure how the remaining fish survive.

A week or so ago I notice water on the floor. Trace it back to one of the two filters that was so clugged with slime that it was dripping behind the tank. I took the lid off, so at least it wasn't dripping, and told him.

At the end of last week I smelled a funny smell. Went in there yesterday and it smelled strongly of smoke. Looked behind the tank and saw the other filter dripping. Stared below for a bit and saw that the power strip was literally sparking.

He unplugged everything, I took the filters outside and flushed them clean with water. But man, why don't you clean the tank?!? I know he gets busy at time, but he's not that busy. It could have burned the building down.

I work part-time at a small business. The owner has a (100 gallon?) fish tank. He used to take really good care of it, but in recent times has really let it go. As in, I'm not sure how the remaining fish survive.

A week or so ago I notice water on the floor. Trace it back to one of the two filters that was so clugged with slime that it was dripping behind the tank. I took the lid off, so at least it wasn't dripping, and told him.

At the end of last week I smelled a funny smell. Went in there yesterday and it smelled strongly of smoke. Looked behind the tank and saw the other filter dripping. Stared below for a bit and saw that the power strip was literally sparking.

He unplugged everything, I took the filters outside and flushed them clean with water. But man, why don't you clean the tank?!? I know he gets busy at time, but he's not that busy. It could have burned the building down.

I work part-time at a small business. The owner has a (75 gallon?) fish tank. He used to take really good care of it, but in recent times has really let it go. As in, I'm not sure how the remaining fish survive.

A week or so ago I notice water on the floor. Trace it back to one of the two filters that was so clugged with slime that it was dripping behind the tank. I took the lid off, so at least it wasn't dripping, and told him.

At the end of last week I smelled a funny smell. Went in there yesterday and it smelled strongly of smoke. Looked behind the tank and saw the other filter dripping. Stared below for a bit and saw that the power strip was literally sparking.

He unplugged everything, I took the filters outside and flushed them clean with water. But man, why don't you clean the tank?!? I know he gets busy at time, but he's not that busy. It could have burned the building down.

On the upside, I’m finally learning how to ride hard on the trainer - setting power and HR interval records that I had never approached indoors. Maybe I’ll get to do a charity ride in the fall and be one of the guys breaking the wind for hours. Or maybe everyone is in the same boat and all the rides will be stoopid fast.

I work part-time at a small business. The owner has a (75 gallon?) fish tank. He used to take really good care of it, but in recent times has really let it go. As in, I'm not sure how the remaining fish survive.

A week or so ago I notice water on the floor. Trace it back to one of the two filters that was so clugged with slime that it was dripping behind the tank. I took the lid off, so at least it wasn't dripping, and told him.

At the end of last week I smelled a funny smell. Went in there yesterday and it smelled strongly of smoke. Looked behind the tank and saw the other filter dripping. Stared below for a bit and saw that the power strip was literally sparking.

He unplugged everything, I took the filters outside and flushed them clean with water. But man, why don't you clean the tank?!? I know he gets busy at time, but he's not that busy. It could have burned the building down.

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Originally Posted by Heathpack

Amateur bike racing is just a fun thing, as far as I know, there's no penalty for not winning.

On the upside, I’m finally learning how to ride hard on the trainer - setting power and HR interval records that I had never approached indoors. Maybe I’ll get to do a charity ride in the fall and be one of the guys breaking the wind for hours. Or maybe everyone is in the same boat and all the rides will be stoopid fast.

And then on the other side of the coin this is resonating with me all too well -

Though I have been hitting some nice, short-term power figures, which I've decided will be a point of emphasis for me.

That LAJ guy has got me hooked on “The Wire” and now I don’t go to bed until 11:30 or 12. I have ~50 hours in butt time watching.

Always happy to lend a hand.

Great stuff.

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

In other news, to effect quick passes of other cyclists out this morning, I did dial it up to 400w to pass several times. It doesn't actually feel like much of anything for that duration. Not sure what that guy was on about.

The only thing that I didn't like about The Wire was the opening theme song and it seemed to get worse every time it changed.

I generally forgot about it 5 minutes into the show.

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

In other news, to effect quick passes of other cyclists out this morning, I did dial it up to 400w to pass several times. It doesn't actually feel like much of anything for that duration. Not sure what that guy was on about.